Taco Tuesday Baby!

Spring!!

Ahhhh..... I love the smell of orange blossoms! I didn't realize how much so until I moved here. That first spring, every time I wasn't in a hurry, I would take the 'back roads' through the orange orchards with my windows rolled down and my head dangerously hanging out the window. It was so clean, fresh and sweet smelling, it made me happy every time. This spring, all I have to do is go out on my back patio. My blood orange tree is blooming! Yum!

Torture

Jason rigged up this torture machine for Mosey while I was grocery shopping. He strung a kong from the ceiling with fishing line and filled it with irresistible treats. Mosey's job was to try to get them out. It gave Mosey lots of exercise as you can see from this video...

It was a beautiful day today. Here is a picture of the mountains.

Arroyo Canyon

Today we woke up to a foggy overcast day. It was cold (comparatively) and not very pretty. We decided to go hiking at Arroyo Seco anyway. I am so glad we did! When we got into the mountains above Pasadena, the clouds and fog gave way to sunny blue skies and perfect spring hiking weather.




We wandered along the beautiful creek and had a grand time!


Mosey is much more comfortable in the water.


He even retrieved for a while in a bitterly cold pool as you can see in the video below:



So far we think that this hike is our favorite in the area. There is water,


trees,


wildlife, other dogs for Mosey to sniff,


and a good time to be had by all.

Clean and Drive

Jason and I cleaned the office today and rewarded ourselves with a drive to Yucaipa to try to find a trailhead. We never found the trailhead but we did find this nice vacant lot full of flowers. Beautiful!!

Dreamy Orange Smoothie

I love these milkshakes at Red Robin!

Prune Happy

I pruned our tomato plants today. Hopefully this will help them start bearing again. Probably not, I don't actually know what I am doing...

As I Was Driving

I was lucky enough to get my camera out in time to take a picture of this fellow.

In case you can't see well enough, here is a closer picture.

Man: "Honey, I have some bad news. I bet the car at poker night and lost. But I did win this lamp!!"

Wife: (silence)......BANG!

Curse the Girl Scouts!

It is because of them that I cannot stop eating these thin mints..... -scowl-

Hockey!

Today I saw my first professional hockey game! Jason is going a rotation in family medicine right now, and his attending invited he and I along to a hockey game with the clinic. It was the Ducks vs. the Sharks.

I was expecting something like a baseball game where I spend most of the time walking around looking at the food and singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" while only occasionally glancing at the field. Au contraire! I couldn't take my eyes off of the rink! It was very exciting. Here were are being excited.

Holy Jim Falls

Today we went to Holy Jim Falls. It was a really nice hike and we enjoyed being outside and around fresh running water. Mosey had a good time going with us and posed for a picture very cooperatively.

Why no picture of the falls? Huh. I don't know. I guess that wasn't the highlight of the trip.

Ratatouille and Cutie

At Trader Joe's they had fresh ratatouille for sale. I wasn't sure how to use it but luckily for me they had it sampled that day. They put it over some tricolors noodles and it was excellent. I did the same thing tonight and it was even better! Yum!

This morning after I got out of the shower, I found Mosey like this:

Pho

I love pho! Pho is Vietnamese noodle soup. I always get the vegetarian kind. The best place to get it around here is Adong restaurant. They have lots of vegetarian options.

I think Jason should like it to but he says it is "girl's food'. Oh well..

Due Again??

I can't believe it has already been 6 months since I went to the dentist! Actually, it has been more than six months but just barely. Today I went in to get my teeth cleaned and make an appointment for some fillings that I neglected last time I came in. I got a different dentist this time and he seemed to be in a hurry. When he was checking for stickiness in my molars, he missed and jabbed his tool into my gums. He told me that if he hurt me while he was cleaning my teeth, just raise my hand to let him know. I had that hand up almost every tooth! It was very disconcerting to see the suction tube sucking up bright red blood out of my mouth. I made an appointment to get my cavities filled but made sure I specified that I wanted the other dentist. My gums are already swelling up.....

Lily Tree

I was walking to get a sandwich at Subway today when I passed this beautiful tree! I had never seen a tree like this before... It looks like a lily tree! Anyone know what it is?